The National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director is an annual award given by National Society of Film Critics to honor the best film director of the year.
Winners edit
1960s edit
| Year | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Michelangelo Antonioni | Blowup |
| 1967 | Ingmar Bergman | Persona |
| 1968 | Ingmar Bergman | Hour of the Wolf (Vargtimmen) |
| Shame (Skammen) | ||
| 1969 | François Truffaut | Stolen Kisses (Baisers volés) |
1970s edit
1980s edit
| Year | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Martin Scorsese | Raging Bull |
| 1981 | Louis Malle | Atlantic City |
| 1982 | Steven Spielberg | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial |
| 1983 | Paolo and Vittorio Taviani | The Night of the Shooting Stars (La notte di San Lorenzo) |
| 1984 | Robert Bresson | Money (L'argent) |
| 1985 | John Huston | Prizzi's Honor |
| 1986 | David Lynch | Blue Velvet |
| 1987 | John Boorman | Hope and Glory |
| 1988 | Philip Kaufman | The Unbearable Lightness of Being |
| 1989 | Gus Van Sant | Drugstore Cowboy |
1990s edit
| Year | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Martin Scorsese | Goodfellas |
| 1991 | David Cronenberg | Naked Lunch |
| 1992 | Clint Eastwood | Unforgiven |
| 1993 | Steven Spielberg | Schindler's List |
| 1994 | Quentin Tarantino | Pulp Fiction |
| 1995 | Mike Figgis | Leaving Las Vegas |
| 1996 | Lars von Trier | Breaking the Waves |
| 1997 | Curtis Hanson | L.A. Confidential |
| 1998 | Steven Soderbergh | Out of Sight |
| 1999 | Mike Leigh | Topsy-Turvy |
2000s edit
| Year | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Steven Soderbergh | Erin Brockovich |
| Traffic | ||
| 2001 | Robert Altman | Gosford Park |
| 2002 | Roman Polanski | The Pianist |
| 2003 | Clint Eastwood | Mystic River |
| 2004 | Zhang Yimou | Hero (Ying xiong) |
| House of Flying Daggers (Shi mian mai fu) | ||
| 2005 | David Cronenberg | A History of Violence |
| 2006 | Paul Greengrass | United 93 |
| 2007 | Paul Thomas Anderson | There Will Be Blood |
| 2008 | Mike Leigh | Happy-Go-Lucky |
| 2009 | Kathryn Bigelow | The Hurt Locker |
2010s edit
| Year | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | David Fincher | The Social Network |
| 2011 | Terrence Malick | The Tree of Life |
| 2012 | Michael Haneke | Amour |
| 2013 | Joel Coen and Ethan Coen | Inside Llewyn Davis[1] |
| 2014 | Richard Linklater | Boyhood[2] |
| 2015 | Todd Haynes | Carol[3] |
| 2016 | Barry Jenkins | Moonlight[4] |
| 2017 | Greta Gerwig | Lady Bird[5] |
| 2018 | Alfonso Cuarón | Roma[6] |
| 2019 | Greta Gerwig | Little Women[7] |
2020s edit
| Year | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Chloé Zhao | Nomadland[8] |
| 2021 | Ryusuke Hamaguchi | Drive My Car (ドライブ・マイ・カー)[9] |
| Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy (偶然と想像)[10] | ||
| 2022 | Charlotte Wells | Aftersun[11] |
Multiple winners edit
- 3 wins
- Ingmar Bergman (1967, 1968, 1970)
- Martin Scorsese (1976, 1980, 1990)
- 2 wins
- Robert Altman (1975, 2001)
- Luis Buñuel (1972, 1977)
- David Cronenberg (1991, 2005)
- Clint Eastwood (1992, 2003)
- Greta Gerwig (2017, 2019)
- Mike Leigh (1999, 2008)
- Terrence Malick (1978, 2011)
- Steven Soderbergh (1998, 2000)
- Steven Spielberg (1982, 1993)
- François Truffaut (1969, 1973)
References edit
- ^ Coen brothers win US National Society of Film Critics best film - BBC News
- ^ National Society of Film Critics Taps 'Goodbye To Language' As Best Film Of 2014 — Deadline
- ^ National Society of Film Critics Awards 2015 (FULL LIST) - Variety
- ^ Patrick Shanley (January 7, 2017). "'Moonlight' Named Best Picture by National Society of Film Critics". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ^ Hilary Lewis (January 6, 2018). "'Lady Bird' Named Best Picture by National Society of Film Critics". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ^ Katie Kilkenny (January 5, 2019). "'The Rider' Named Best Picture by the National Society of Film Critics". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ^ Trilby Beresford; Sharareh Drury (January 4, 2020). "'Parasite' Named Best Picture by National Society of Film Critics". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ^ ‘Nomadland’ Named Best Film by National Society of Film Critics|The Wrap
- ^ National Society of Film Critics 2022: Best Picture for 'Drive My Car' - Variety
- ^ National Society of Film Critics 2022 Winners List - The Hollywood Reporter
- ^ ‘TÁR’ and ‘Aftersun’ Win Big at National Society of Film Critics Awards (Complete Winners List)|IndieWire